A warming planet is creating a booming, and dangerous, disaster-restoration industry

2023-10-10T15:07:05-07:00October 10th, 2023|News|

Fueled by immigrant labor, the loosely regulated industry exposes workers to lethal toxins that are making them sick long after the cleanup.

From Grist

https://grist.org/accountability/a-warming-planet-is-creating-a-booming-and-dangerous-disaster-restoration-industry/

 

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Biodiversity loss promotes the spread of viruses

2023-09-28T09:52:55-07:00September 28th, 2023|News|

Decreasing biodiversity, particularly in tropical rainforests, has a direct impact on the prevalence of viruses, according to a study led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research.

Published in the journal eLife, the research demonstrates that rainforest destruction leads to reduced diversity in mosquito species. This paves the way for more resilient mosquito species – and the viruses they carry – to become dominant.

From Earth.com

https://www.earth.com/news/biodiversity-loss-could-promote-the-spread-of-viruses/

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Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions

2023-09-27T12:17:16-07:00September 27th, 2023|News|

Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian.

From The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/do-carbon-credit-reduce-emissions-greenhouse-gases

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Where Does the Money Go in Environmental Grantmaking?

2023-09-21T08:49:34-07:00September 21st, 2023|News|

An expansive study by Yale researchers shines light on the incongruities in environmental grantmaking at a micro and macro level, detailing how a grantee organization’s geography, proximity to cities, budget, and top executive’s sex and race are significant factors for how much grant money goes to environmental nonprofits.

From Non Profit Quarterly

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/where-does-the-money-go-in-environmental-grantmaking/

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To Cut Global Emissions, Replace Meat and Milk with Plant-Based Alternatives

2023-09-13T09:07:40-07:00September 13th, 2023|News|

Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 31% and halt the degradation of forest and natural land, according to new research.

From Environmental News Network

https://www.enn.com/articles/73284-to-cut-global-emissions-replace-meat-and-milk-with-plant-based-alternatives

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Environmental activists killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022 – report

2023-09-13T09:02:00-07:00September 13th, 2023|News|

Colombia was the deadliest country and a fifth of the 177 recorded killings took place in the Amazon rainforest, says Global Witness

From The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/environmental-activists-killed-at-a-rate-of-one-every-other-day-in-2022-global-witness-report-aoe

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Winning on Climate Change: How Philanthropy Can Spur Major Progress over the Next Decade

2023-09-05T09:38:59-07:00September 5th, 2023|News|

Over the next 10 years, major progress against climate change is entirely possible, and philanthropy has an important role to play. Through interviews with experts and building on previous work with actors in the field, this article identifies three climate philanthropy practices that will be especially important in the decade ahead.

From the Bridgespan Group

https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/winning-on-climate-change-how-philanthropy-can-spur-progress

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